Water 1st International

DATE: Saturday, May 31, 2008
CHECK-IN TIME: 12 noon to 1 p.m.
OPENING CEREMONY/START TIME: 1 p.m.
AWARDS CEREMONY: 2:30 pm
PLACE: Seward Park, Lake Washington Blvd., Seattle
PURPOSE: To raise money for people who need clean water
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE: Everyone – like you
REGISTRATION: $10.00 per walker
REGISTER ONLINE
Or call the Water 1st office: (206) 297-3024

What is CARRY 5?

CARRY 5 is a Walk for Water, sponsored by Water 1st International, to raise awareness and funds for clean water. You and your friends can form a team, collect pledges, and carry water on a 5K walk along Lake Washington Boulevard.

Join hundreds of others—children and adults, schools and businesses—as we gain a better understanding of the true burden of gathering water, and raise money to help end this long walk for so many around the world. All ages welcome! Check out the latest CARRY 5 Buzz here.

Important CARRY 5 information and forms below.

The World Water Crisis

What would it be like to carry 5 gallons of water for 5 kilometers every day and still not have enough? In developing countries, women and children spend up to 5 hours each day collecting dirty water from contaminated streams and ponds.

Water-related illnesses kill 5 million people each year, the majority of whom are children under age 5. Every day, 5,000 children die from preventable water-related illnesses.

$50 will provide safe water for a child, for the rest of his or her life.

5 Easy Steps to Participate in CARRY 5

1. Form a CARRY 5 team – Ask your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, book club, classmates, church, sorority/fraternity, sports team, or youth organization to join you. Individual walkers are welcome, too.

2. Register with Water 1st – Register online or call (206) 297-3024. Registration fee is $10 per walker.

3. Raise awareness and funds – Create your own Online Fundraising Page and email family and friends, or use the CARRY 5 Pledge Form to raise funds for safe water. Individuals who raise $50 or more will receive a free CARRY 5 T-shirt! Check out these fun, creative ideas to raise money: Fundraising Ideas for Individuals, Fundraising Ideas for Teams.

4. Collect your donations – Collect the money you and your team raised and bring it to the CARRY 5 walk on May 31, or mail to the Water 1st office before May 31. Any donations made online will be mailed directly to Water 1st.

5. Walk for Water on May 31 at Seward Park, Seattle (rain or shine) – Walkers will try to carry 5 gallons of water for 5 kilometers along Lake Washington Blvd. Your team can take turns carrying one 5-gallon container (which will weigh about 40 pounds when it’s full of water), or divide the water into smaller containers that you each carry. Water 1st will provide each registered team with one 5-gallon plastic water container and a sheet or wrap to carry the water. Individual walkers are encouraged to bring their own water jugs and sheets/wraps. (Young children can walk as far as they are able.)
* You do not have to carry water to participate in the walk.

CARRY 5 Forms and Information

Create your own Online Fundraising Page and email family and friends. Download and print the CARRY 5 Pledge Form/Waiver to collect pledges from your friends, relatives, and neighbors. IMPORTANT! To participate in the walk, you must sign the Waiver and bring it to the walk on May 31. (Parent/Guardian must sign Waiver if participant is under 18 years of age.)

Directions to Seward Park

Seward Park, Seattle, Washington
5902 Lake Washington Blvd. S, Seattle
Seward Park Information: 206-684-4396

Driving Directions:
From I-5:
Take I-90 E
Take the Rainier Ave. S. exit, Exit 3
Turn Right onto Rainier Ave. S./WA-167
Turn Left onto S. Genesee St.
Make slight Right onto S. Genesee Way
Keep Left at the fork to continue on Lake Washington Blvd. S.
Go .2 mi. and Seward Park will be on your Left.

Schedule: Day of CARRY 5 Walk

We anticipate a large crowd and encourage you to arrive as close to 12:00 as possible.

12:00–1:00 pm: Check-in (on grass field by the swimming beach and art studio—Seward Park)
Music, Art Exhibit, Snacks, and Face Painting for kids

If you are part of a Registered Team:

Bring the collected donations that you and your team raised with your pledge forms/signed waivers
Each team member who raises $50 or more will receive a free CARRY 5 T-shirt
At Check-in, your team will receive one 5-gallon plastic water container and a sheet or wrap to carry the water on your back. When full, a 5-gallon container of water weighs 40 pounds.
If your team will be dividing the water into smaller containers, we encourage you to bring your own plastic container (i.e. milk, juice, laundry detergent container—remember to save the lid!), as well as a sheet or wrap to tie the container on to your back.
You do not have to carry water to participate in the walk.

If you are an Individual Walker (Non-team walker):

Bring the collected donations that you raised with your pledge form/signed waiver.
Bring your own plastic container (i.e. milk, juice, laundry detergent container—remember to save the lid!), and a sheet or wrap to carry the water.
You do not have to carry water to participate in the walk.

1:00 pm: Opening Ceremony / Walk Begins (rain or shine)

Special thanks, announcements, and walk guidelines/rules
Walkers will fill their containers with water from Lake Washington (just like women and children in developing countries have to do every day)
Walkers will carry water for 5 kilometers (3.1 mi.) along Lake Washington Blvd. (Young children can walk as far as they are able)